Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-01-18
CUTTINGS AND sCIONs.
THEIR DISTRIBUTION TO TIE
PEOPLE OF THE STATE.
Furnished from the Agricultural
Experiment Station at the State
University Grounds.

ftISity III WulCu Is COutdlueu the following
The Standard orchard of the University
Contains upward of 500 named varieties OF
fruit. The soil is not well adapted to the
growth OF fruit trees, nor is the bay eli
mate of Berkeley calculated to foster the
production of handsome, high-colored fruit
specimens, except apricots, which color
better here than in the interior. The orchard
is maintained not as commercial enter
prise, but to serve several purposes. First,
that of illustrating the instruction which
is given in horticulture second, to serve
as means of identifying fruit specimens
which are sent to us from all parts of the
State for that purpose third, as a source
from which any citizen of the State can OBJ
tain scions or bud-sticks either for the pur-
pose of testing varieties under the condi-
tons prevailing in his locality or to insert
in bearing trees to establish the identity oil
unnamed varieties which he may have.
There is such variation in the character.
lstics of varieties grown under different
conditions In California that often we can
but approximately identify variety and
send scions of that variety, true to name
for the grower to fruit for himself and thus
compare the two when grown under the
same conditions. In all these directions
the Standard orchard at Berkeley is prov
ing of value to the fruit interests of the
State.
The accurate records which have been
kept of the tree growth and fruitage of the
different varieties serve as trustworthy
guide for planting in regions adjacent to
the bay and coast, where the climate in its
main features most resembles that OF
Berkeley. The forthcoming report of the
College of Agriculture for 1886 will contain
fahIIlatQ6 rQcr11t0 nf raa oh
tons by w. G. Klee, from which the reader
may learn what varieties promise well and
those which are likely to be worthless in
the section of the coast region to which
allusion is made.
Terms.-Orders may be sent for few or
many varieties, as may be desired. We
cannot furnish large quantities of a single
variety, because the object is to test varie-
ties and not to furnish material for CON-
mercial propagation. Packages of Scions
are forwarded by mail, and applicants are
required to send 10 cents for each dozen Or
dered, to defray expenses of packing and
postage. Postal notes, payable at the
Berkeley postotfice, are requested to be sent
in lieu of stamps whenever practicable.
Any surplus left after filling orders as far
as possible will be returned to the senders,
deducting letter postage.
The limits of an announcement of this
kind prevent full enumeration of varie-
ties which can be furnished. We select,
therefore, such kinds as seem to us most
promising and least known TO growers.
Those who may desire other varieties than
those named may apply for them, and they
will be furnished if we have them.
APRIcoTs.
Observations on the growth and bearing
of our collection of apricots for several
years warrant the naming of several varie-
ties, as well adapted to bay and coast eli
mates in this part of the State: Blenheim
or Shipley, medium size, color fine, early,
very productive; Beauge, (?) very hand
some fruit of Bienheim type, most beauti-
full golden yellow, painted with brightest
red, rich quality, a clin9stone, ripening here
the middle of July; Orange, possibly iden-
teal with the Royal, but grown here, has
much higher color good bearer and early,
but the tree is only moderate grower
Sandman, small apricot, possibly yalu-
able because of its earliness.
Apricots not altogether satisfactory here
of the State: Alberge de Montgamet,
large freestone, pitting very readily, color
orange, flesh firm and rich; st. Ambrose,
large, fine-looking fruit, and tree large and
vigorous Kaisha, from Syria, pale-colored,
excellent flavor and quality, and very
juicy; Canine Crosse, fine, large fruit OF
Hemskirk type; De Coulorge, also fine
fruit of similar type.
APPLES.
The following varieties include the most
promising of those in our collection which
are not generally known in this State:
1AI c+r.v i,
midsummer for table and market very
good to best.
McCloud's Family-Yellow striped
with dull red; late summer; very good.
Fanny-Crimson red midsummer very
good.
Julian-Whitish; striped with rich red
very good.
Red Canada-Beautifu red; winter
very good.
Mother-Splashed and marbled with red
winter.
McAiee's Nonsuch- Striped and splashed
with red; winter.
McLellan-Red; beautiful very good to
best.
Green Sweet-Greenish yellow very
sweet.
Count Orloff-Pale yellow rather a
small bearer but good quality and good
keeper.
Grimes Golden Pippin-Y elbow; fair
grower middle of September.
Disharoon-Ye llowish dull red or russell
cheek strong grower and healthy tree :;
fruit good and good keeper; October and
November.
Duckett-Y ellowish; striped and splashed
with red winter tree fair grower and fruit
good.
acknowledgements yellow; covered
and splashed with rich red; fair grower
and good bearer; fruit good, and keeps I'M
til March.
Rome Beauty-Shaded and striped with
red a good grower and bearer; fruit good
keeping until April.
Dutch Mignonne-Yellow striped and
splashed with red ; fair grower and good
bearer fruit good, keeping until March
and April.
Canada Reinette-Large russet; fair
grower; fair bearer quality good and fair
keeper; ripens TO September
Crab Apples-The University collection
of crab apples shown at the fairs attracted
much attention by their great variety in
form and color. We can furnish scions of
the following varieties: Oblong Crab, Mon
treal. Chicago, Coral, Red Siberian, Yellow
Siberian, Currant, Transcendent. Large
yellow, RlngO, MaiuS harda, deWeS VIZ
ginia, Lady Crab, Large Red and Hysops.
PEARS.
Our collection of pears is very good, and
the quality of many of our winter fruits,
excellent; but the presence of the summer
fogs has the tendency to give them russell
face. The same varieties grown farther
from the coass will present a much hand
somer appearance. The spraying of the
orchard with the sulphide- whale-oil soap
solution produced marked effect upon the
black fungus, and gave the trees and the
fruit much better appearance.
In connection with the descriptions of
the following varieties, of which scions can
be had. we give the time of ripening of this
locality. which, compared with the greater
part of the State, is very late. Those starred
~ have proved exempt from the black
fungus, or nearly SO, every year since fruit
ing here:
Annie Ogereau-very@ handsome pear
beginning of August. = s.z-
ott-Middle OF August, before Seckel /;
small but delicioas.
Duchesse Precoce-Above medium; a
steady bearing; fair quality; end of July.